Hair-waving apparatus



Patented June 7, 1927.

are srA'rEs' HAZEN Borsronn BAIRD; on NEW YonKf N L .Yil'fi HAI -WA ING APPARATUS;

Application filed July 3,"

This invention relates to apparatus for use in the treatment of hair to impartto it what is commonly known as a permanent wave. In carrying out that process the strands ort-he tresses of hair are wrapped about a rod to form a tight curl and these curls are then encased, according to one process, in a piece of cloth or a pad which has been moistened in water containing borax. An outer and protective casing or tube is then placed about the tress so wrapped and a tubular electric heater slipped overthecasing or tube andthe tress heated by the current for a. sufficient period sitatesthe use of: apparatus which includes a large number of electric heaters with their current connections and control devices, and means for supporting these heaters sothat their weight will not be assumed by the person undergoing the treatment. In view of the large number of heaters necessary, each 01 which has its adjustable mounting, the

apparatus which has heretofore been used for permanent waving hasbeen clumsy and complicated and such apparatus can only be moved about with difliculty. As the preparation oi? the curls is a long and tedious process, while the heating only consumes ashort time, a single machine, if portable, could be used for giving several treatments, the preparation for which had been carried on simultaneously. Also, such a portable machine would permit the treatment to be given at home, or the operator could take the machine from shop to shop.

The apparatus heretofore provided for.

- the purpose, however, has not been capable o1 such use on account of its large sizeand weight and also on account of the large number of cords or wires which would quickly become tangled if any attempt were ma'deto take the apparatus down.

- The object oi the present invention, ac-

cordinglyi is to provide. a portable apparaus ioruse in permanent Waving which is fmple in construction and light in weight. his apparatus is constructed primarily to 1926. Serial No. 120,382." .1

permit of its read-y assembly and disassembly and it is so arranged that the individual heaters with their current, carrying wires may be separately removed from the apparatus, and parts of the latter which [provide asupport forthe heaters may then be folded to make the apparatusmore compact-. Also,

the apparatus includes improved adjustment devices by which the position otthe heaters may be varied as desired, thus'insuring that i the combination will not have tobea-r the weightofany' single heater; These vadjustment devices are readily removable withi the heaters and their conductors and when the apparatus is demounted, it may readily vention also includesan improved typeot' heater in which the heating elementis protected against moisture andthe supply wires against short circuiting fdue to chafing oftheir insulation. v P r .1

One form of the new apparatus which be transported in two small boxes. Thein has been found to be. satisfactory, includes a casing of metal suitably finished'andfpret erably in the form of a flatdrum having a vertical peripheral side wall. Extending outwardly'from the side wall are arms, pivotally' secured .to the casing,fand;held in any posit-ion of adjustment from horizontal to verticalwith reference to the casing, by suitable adjustment means. .In the wall of the casing are mountedseparableplugs ar ranged in a series extendingcompletely around the casing'and. supplied with current by two cables so arranged that there are two circuits, e ach of which containsihalf of the plugs. Theend oi each plug has a separable portion, which is connected to theends of a pair of doubl games each of which supplies'a heater.

centric series. belowthe 'ca'sing, and the heatersof the inner seriesjiare supported by, adjustment devices suspended from the casing itself, -while each heat-er of the outer series iscarrie'djnby an "adjustment device mounted on the end of one of .the arms, These adjustment devices permit the posis tions of the heaters',-with referenceto the These, heaters. are arranged. in two con- I casing, to bevaried as desired, andare an,

ranged "to permit a fine adjustmentsoth at" the weight of each heater'an'd its wiresis entirely carried by the apparatus and isnot borne by the person whose hair isqbeing treated. With this arrangement. of. the

heaters in two concentric series the heaters I l are most. conveniently placed and their adjustment may be readily carried on, Without tang-ling their supply Wires.

The casing is suspended. fireman arm, Whi ch may be securedfto a standard mounted on a base provided with rolleusior inay be mounted in a bracket permanently secured to a Wall or other :ied support. W Vhen the apparatus is to be transferred, the adjustment; devices carrying the cables are d is-.

connected-from the casing and the arms, and

- separable-portions of the plugs are removed,

and the Wires, with the-heaters attached, folded 111 any convenient manner. The casing-' is their removed from the supportingarm the casi-ngarms-are' raised to vertical -position thus greatly reducing the dimensions of the cas ng and permitting lts transportation in a relatively-small box. The support ng-arm for the casing and the I ires with the heaters attached may then Tbroken'a-Way. I

" 1 sired" position and secured in thatfposition the apparatus Fig?) isa fragmentaryvertical sectional 'viewhhowingthe mounting otone of the radial arms. f v 1 I Fig. i is a fragmentary view in side ele- 'vation showing an a dju'stmentdevice for the arms, and, t I I "Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectionalrview through my improved heater. 1 Referringnow to the drawings, the apparatusi's shown as including a casing 10 o f'circular cross section and having a con tinuo,us vertical peripheral side Wall: 11.

The casing is closed top and bottom by suitable plates, and a rod 12 passing through both top andbottom walls carries ahead 13 by its lower end on Which, the

casing rests. The rod 12 is fitted into a ring awman may be mountcd'on supporting arm"1 5 being shdable thereon to any debys'athumb-screm ld. The. rodflfi is preferably a piece oft-pipe which may be threadedffinto an elbow lifmountedon the endofi a vertical leng tl 1 ofpipe 18 supported ad justablvin' brackets 19dertending from 'a i i latli se ured; o a l f'd s t f rod 18; may entendj downwardly to the base m i n diq i rollers-c F o he o r Qiit redsw h pe iphea1; .1 i he, asing aten 1a pl lity,

arms 21, thesearms being pivotally mounted,

5622 and loldable to the outlined position indicated in dotted lines at 23; In the. standard machine there Will be 18 such arms and at its outer end each arm carries-a spring take-up device2frhaying a hook 25 which may be inserted in'a ring 26 at the end of the arm, These spring take-up devices include a metal tape 27 which is Wrapped about a drum, the construction being simi-' lar to that commonly employed in spring tal-:eup devices used Witheyeg-lass chains. These takeup devices are of standard commercial construction and nee'dnot be further described. They provide a means for supporting the heaters28 with reference to the casing. I

' In the standard machinethereare thirtysix heaters although'a greater or less num= ber may be: provided as desired. Theseheatersare arranged in twoconcentric series, eighteen in a series and each heater-oi tne outer series is carried by means of a ring 29 and hook 30 by thetakeup tapes 27. Each heater is supplied with current through connecting wires 31 leading to a plug 32 in the casing, While each such plug is connected by Wires Slto a heater ofthe iner series. and a heater of the outer series, and the heaters oi the inner series are suspended from take-up. devices 33 Which hang from rings 3st mounted in the bottom. of the casing near its side Wall. V1 ith this arrangement it will be seen-that each terminal plug supplies current to a heater 01 each series and each heater has its associated take-up device, the heater-sot the outer series being supported by takerup devices carried by arms, While the heatersoi the inner series are supported by take-up devices sus pended fronrthe casing. These take-up devices support the Weight of the heaters and their supply Wires and permit the position of the heaters to be exactly adjustedv with reference to'casing. '7

The plugs are of a suitable type, with the supply wires '31 connected to the re: movableportions The fixed portions 36 are mounted fixedly in the casing Wall and are supplied with current from a cable 87, which is connected to any convenient source olf power and leads into the interior ofthe casing through'the upperwvall thereof and supplies current to mains 38 and 39. The mains 3S supply current to nine of the plugs while the mains 39 supply current to the remainder. Thus, the heaters are supplied with current in two groups and in the circuit for each group is connected a pilot lamp 40 the plugs and the lamps being connected across the-mains in parallel.

My improved; heater illustrated in Fig.

comprises an inner -metal tube 41 WhlCli is partially enclosed by an outer tube 42, At one end 4 3 the outer tube is turned inwardly to bear against the outer Wall of the inner tube and Where contact is made the tubesarm'so that rodw52 enters the casing.

are secured together in a water-tight manner/preferably by welding. In the spaces between the tubes is a heating element l of standard type encl'osedin insulation and-the supply wires 45 for this element; pass through anaperture in a plate 46 which is slipped over one end of the inner'tu'be and bears against the end of the outer tube. The

end of the inner tube opposite to that onwhich the outer tube is mounted carries-a handle 47 which may be made of heat insu lating material, such as cork, and the portion of the inner tube which liesfbetween th'ehandle and the plate 46 is enclosed in a heat insulating wrapping 48 of asbestos cord, for example. This cord islikewise wrapped about ,the wires 45 as at 49 for a substantial distance, thus holding the wires together and preventing their chafing at thepoint where they pass throughthe plate :46 and "In the construction shown in Figsl and '3 the arms 21" are supported when in their horizontalposition by means-of bead chains 51, each arm having its individual chainise cured thereto midway of theYarm and also secured to 'the 'casing atany convenient point; Instead of this "construction that *il-.

lustrated in Fig. 4 may be used in which each arm 21. ispivotallyattached,to a curved rod 52 having teeth 53 in its lower 1 edge. This rodenters'an apertureor slot inthe casingwall and the arm 21 may beheld in any position of adjustment by swinging the n each position of adjustment the teeth 53 will engage the casing w'all'and hold the rod at the desired angle. r

It will beseen 'that'this'; apparatus, which is madeof light metal, is particularly adapted for ready assembly and -disassembly. Whenthe apparatus is to be transported the separable portions 35' of the terminal plugs are removed from the casing wall and the connecting wires disengaged from the take up devices. 'The latter may then be removed from the arms 21 and the casing. 1 1 a The cap 54 on the end of the'arm 115 is now removed and the supporting ring l t for the casing slipped off the end of the arm 15. The arms 23 are now swung to vertical position and the'casin'g may be placed in a box of small compass" The arm 15 is now unscrewed. from the elbow 17 and the elbow and the rod 18 to which it is secured are then removed from thenbrackets 'l9fl The arm and its supporting rod together with the heaters'and theirwires, and take-up devices may be placed in another box of small dimensions and the complete apparatus may Qthus'be carried from place to place. WVhen th'e'apparatus is to be set up the parts are to be assembled inia manner which will be readily understood from the foregoing. T he apparatus is relatively lightin weight and owing-=to the manner in which-the connecti-ons'to the heaters are made, the manipulac tion of the device andits assembly, and 'disassembly requires only a short time. These spring take-up devices are relatively no1selessso'that the position ofthe heaters may be readi-ly adjusted withoutlcausing eitherdiscomfort] or frightening the person whose 7 hair" is being treated -Iclaimzg l Apparatus for treating hair compris ing the combination-ofa support, a casing.

carried thereby, a plurality of armseX tend-fl ingfoutwardly from the casing, a plurality of heaters arranged in an inner and an outer series, and-individual devices for adjusting the positions of the'heaters with reference tothecasingythe devices forthe heaters of the outer series being carriedby the" said arms and the devices for the heaters-of the innerse'ries beingcarried by the casingf 2. Apparatus for treating hair comprising the combination of a support, a ,casing car-t ried thereby, a plurality of arms extending outwardlyfrom the casing, a plurality of heaters arrai'igedin an-inne'r and an outer series, individual "devices foradjusting the positions ofthe heaters with reference to l the casing, the devicesfor the heaters of the outerseries being carried by the said arms and the devices for the heaters of the inner series being carried by the casing, terminal plugs inthe wall of the casing, and connections from the plugs tothe heaters.

3. Apparatus for treating hair comprising the combination-of a support, a casing car ried thereby, afplurality of arms extending, outwardlyfromfthe casing, a plurality of" heaters arranged in an inner and an outer series, individual devices for adjusting the positions of the-heaterswith' reference to the outerseri'es'being'carriedby the said arms and the devicesfor the heaters .ofthe inner series bein carried b 1 the casin terminal plugs mounted in the wall, of the casing, and

CtISlIl devices T01 the heaters Of the connections from the plugs to the heaters I each :plug; being connected to ajheate-r of eachseries. f I, 45. Apparatus foritre ating hair compriss ing the: "combination of a support, 'a'casing carried by the supportand having a continuous peripheral wall, a plurality of arms pivotally mounted ongthe casing and extending outwardly from the said wall, these arms being capable-of beingmoved to aposr,

" tion'parallel to the saidwall, a plurality-of heaters arranged in an inner and; anouter concentric series. and individual; devices for supporting the heaters. and perimitztang their adjustment with reference to the casing,.the devices for the heaters ot' the outer series being carried by the said arms and the devices for theheaters of theinner'series be ing carried by the casinm,

5. Apparatus: for treating hair compris-v ingtthe combination of a support, a casing carried by the support and'having a con-. "t1nuousperipheral wall, a plurality of arms Qvic'esfor the heaters of the outer series he lIIgCELITl'BCl by the said arms and. the devices for the heatersof the-inner series being car 1 and a: pair o'f heaters.

ri'ed by the casing, terminal plugs"anountedv in the peripheral Wall of the: casing between the arms and connections between eaclrplug;

6." Apparatus. for treatinghair comprising the comblnation of a support a casing-canrled thereby, aplurality of? arms extending outwardly from the casing,'aJplurality of heaters.

heaters arranged in an inner and an outer series, indiv dual devices for ad usting the positions of the heaters with reference to-the "casing, the devicesfor the heaters of the outer. series being carried by thesaid arms and the devices for the heaters of'the inner 'series'being carried bythe casing, aplurality mounted fixedly in a wall 'of the casing and: another portion removably secured to the of separable plugs: each having a portion first portion and connections between each of the said removable-portionsand a pair of 7 Apparatus for treatinglhair comprisingjthe combination-of a support; acasing car ried thereby, "a plurality of arms extending-- outwardly ,fron1 the oas1'ng, a plurality heaters arranged in an inner. and anouter? series, terminal plugs; in the'wall of th'e cas- I ing' a connection from eachheater to one of the plugs, and spring take-up devices sea 1 cured to the conneetionsthe heatersoftl'ie outer series being suppor vices mounted onthe armsand the heaters:

of; the inner series being supported by de vices. secured to the casing. s

" 8, Apparatus for treating hair comprising the combination or" a support, a casing caried thereby, a plurality ofarms extending outwzirdlyfrom thecasing, a plurality of heaters arranged 1n an lnner series suspench ed from the casing and an-outer-ser iesy each heater of-the outer series-being suspended ted by take-up. de-- hasten Y from one ofthe arms, terminal; plugs; in the wall of' the; oasingg. connections) between the plugs and the heaters,..main; terminal plugs mounted: in: thecasing and; a cable-within the-casing connected to the main terminal and. also connected to; a; phi-ralityof the ter minalplugs, Y r

9. Apparatus. for treating haircompris 1 ing the combination of a support, a casing earniedtherebyf, a plurality oi} arms extend; ing; outwardly. from. the. casing, a plurality of heaters arranged inaninner series suspended. from the casing andran outer series,

each beaten out: the outer. series being suspended. from one ofithe arms, terminal plugs inv the. wall of the: casing, connections between the plugs and the. heaters,;mainrtermr nazl; plugs mounted in the casing; connections between. the. plugs andxthe' heaters, av supply cable Within the.- oasing for supplying cure rent to a plurality of plugs and: a. pilot. lamp connected: in; parallel. withv the plugs...

'10.. App anatusa for treating hair comprising the combination otpa/ support, a casing carried: thereby, a plurality: ofi arms extendin -outwardl from the casin qa luralit b b7 ot heatersa-riranged in an inner: series sus' pended from E the casing. and; an outer series, eachheater of the. outer seriesjbeing suspended from one of the arms, terminaliplugs in; thlewall 01f the,xcasing,.. connections. be

tween th e pliu gs and the.- heatersgi mainz terminal: plugs: mounted in; the c.asing,.connectio11s between the 1' plngseandl theheaters andoables withintheicasing connectedto the plugs and supplying' ther heaters with energy in. two circuits, and-a pilotslamp in each. circuit.-

11. A; portable apparatus for treating,

hair, comprising the eombination. of; a. d8,

mountable support, arcasing removably connected thereto, a 'plnrality'of arms extending outwardly from the c asing,. a;;.pli1.rality of heaters arranged "in; an: inner: and. an: outer;

series, a. plurality: ofterminal plugs, each. having: a portion; fixedly mounted in the. casing vual li and another portion removably. secured to the first port-ion; cennectionsbetween the removable 'plng pentions and the heaters. and individual. devices detachably seeuredtov theiarms; and the casing for ad.- jnsting: thenposition of each heater with reference to: the-easing; the devicesasecured to the arms} carrying: the heaters otthe outer; series and the devrces' secured: to the casing carrying the heaters-of the. Inner series.

12. Apparatus. tortreating-hair comprisv ing-thecombinations of: a, support; a casing carried. thereby, a pluralityqof: arms extend ing= outwardly: trom the casing", a; pluralityof: heaters arranged in. an inner and an. outer series, individual devices. for adjusting the positions of the. heaters. with reference to,

the: casing, the devioesifor: the'he-aters of? the;

outer series being carriedtby: the said arms and? the-"deviceszfor the heatersof theinner;

series being carried by the casing, and means connected to the arms and engaging the casing for holding the arms in even posltion of adjustment relative thereto.

13. In apparatus fortreating hair a heater comprising an inner tubular member adapt ed to receive a, curl of hair, an outer tubular member enclosing a portion of the inner member and having one end edge turned 111- Ward toward the outerwall of the inner member and secured thereto with a Watertight connection, a heating element in the space betvveen the tubular members, supply Wires for the element leadinglfrom the space,

Wrapping of heat insulating'material: ap-

plied to the inner member betWeen-the handle and the free end of theouter member, this Wrapping also enclosing both Wires f for a substantial distance. -v

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature;

HAZEN BoTsFoRD BAI RDu 

